EMERALD International Equestrian Centre looks set to be wiped from the map, after the current owner James Buckley revealed exclusively to The Irish Field, that he intends to sell all of the building structures and return the property to agricultural grazing land.

It has emerged that despite interest from several potential purchasers, the centre, set on approximately 56 acres in Mucklon in Co Kildare, cannot be sold as a going concern due to outstanding planning issues with Kildare County Council.